Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2025

Stage by Stage

Summaries in reported speech - not a transcript. In date order, both chambers.

1. Thursday 9 October 2025 · House of Representatives

   Second Reading

   The debate concerned a bill to validate fees charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission between 2011 and 2025. The legislation addressed a technical error in the application of indexation to specific fees. The government argued the measure was administrative and would not change the amounts charged to businesses. The debate was adjourned after the opening speech.

   Outcome: The debate was adjourned.

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2. Tuesday 28 October 2025 · House of Representatives

   Reference to Federation Chamber
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3. Wednesday 29 October 2025 · House of Representatives

   Second Reading

   The debate concerned a bill to retrospectively validate ASIC fees collected between 2011 and 2025, which were deemed unlawful due to a drafting error in indexation legislation. Pat Conaghan argued that while the error resulted in over $150 million in invalid charges, the bill required scrutiny before passage. He proposed referring the legislation to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee to investigate the oversight and determine if affected businesses should receive leniency. The debate concluded with the motion adjourned, pending further committee review.

   Outcome: The debate was adjourned.

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4. Thursday 5 February 2026 · Senate

   First Reading
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5. Thursday 5 February 2026 · Senate

   Second Reading

   The Minister for Industry and Innovation introduced two bills to the Senate. The Copyright Amendment Bill 2026 established an orphan works scheme to allow use of materials with unidentifiable owners and clarified copyright rules for remote and hybrid learning. The Corporations Bill addressed a technical error in ASIC fee indexation. The debate was adjourned after the Minister's speech, with the bills listed as separate orders.

   Outcome: The debate was adjourned and the bills were ordered to be listed on the Notice Paper as separate orders of the day.

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6. Thursday 5 March 2026 · Senate

   Third Reading
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